Start From Zero
Pocket Thai is designed for beginners and won't overwhelm you with overly complex or unnecessary information.
The Pocket Thai Advantage
Reading Made Easy
Pronounce Thai like a native speaker by first learning the Thai script, broken down and explained step-by-step.
Culture Lessons
Learn how to avoid embarrassing culture errors with fun culture lessons that highlight important differences
Friendly Explanations
Unlike boring textbooks, Pocket Thai has down to earth explanations of both grammar and culture.
Your Own Pace
There's no pressure to keep up with classmates. Read or repeat lessons and re-take quizzes any time.
In Your Pocket
Pocket Thai is anywhere that you are, no internet connection required. Study from a bus, a train, or your couch!
Interactive Quizzes
Make sure that you understand everything with randomly generated quizzes that are unique each time you take them.
Professional Audio
1200+ recordings of female and male native Thai speakers provides great role models to model your speech after.
Testimonials
Don't just take my word for it - take a look at a few reviews!
This app is absolutely excellent. I speak 4 other languages aside from Thai, and thus far this has been one of the best overall language apps I have seen. It’s extremely thorough and written in simple, non-technical language so even absolute beginners can make sense of a very difficult language. The quizzes at the end of each lesson are great too!
The conversational tone of the app and sequential nature has really accelerated the learning process for me, and the supplementary educational elements concerning Thai customs, history, and other points of context show that the developer really understands that learning a new language is really inseparable from encountering a complete culture.
This is the best! And it works offline which is a plus. I've lived in Thailand several years but never learned the correct pronunciation of words until now and learning to read Thai was the key.
Been in Thailand for 9 years. On and off learning Thai and this has been a great help. I feel it explained the rules to me very well and making it easier to read more!
Checked out many apps but this is the first app which really takes you through lessons step by step... easy to follow and easy to learn.
Recent Blog Articles
If you’re in Thailand for the water festival then I encourage you to have a blast and stay safe! The Pocket Thai apps will be discounted April 12th through April 16th 2018 to celebrate the Thai New Year. You can read more about the Songkran Sale below.
The ไหว้ (waiF) is the Thai equivalent of the handshake. It’s a polite greeting that you will use on a daily basis in Thailand and you will impress many if you can do a ไหว้ the correct way. The basic action is to place your hands (palms together) in front of your body. Many foreigners fail to learn the proper greeting based on the age and status of the other person, and learning the correct way to wai will impress many Thais that you meet (and maybe save you some embarrassment too)!
About Me
Why should you trust me to teach you Thai? Learn a little bit about my Thai language learning journey.
Evan Winget (Author & Creator)
I moved to a small village on the Thai-Laotian border after graduating from Brown University in 2012 and I've been studying Thai ever since. I spent my weekends from 2012 to 2014 at a small forest monastery where I practiced my Thai and ate interesting food with a group of elderly laypeople. You can read my full story on the About Page if you want to know more!